Lester Flatt

Acting

Lester Flatt

Born
Died
(aged 64)
Birthplace
Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Credits
8 titles

Biography

Lester Raymond Flatt (June 19, 1914 – May 11, 1979) was an American bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his collaboration with banjo picker Earl Scruggs in The Foggy Mountain Boys (popularly known as "Flatt and Scruggs").

Flatt's career spanned multiple decades, breaking out as a member of Bill Monroe's band during the 1940s and including multiple solo and collaboration works exclusive of Scruggs. He first reached a mainstream audience through his performance on "The Ballad of Jed Clampett", the theme for the network television hit The Beverly Hillbillies, in the early 1960s.

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Acting credits 8

YearTitleRole
2019 Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music Film Self (archive footage)
2013 That's Bluegrass Film Self
2007 Opry Video Classics: Pioneers Film Self (archive footage)
2007 The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1 Film Self
1992 High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music Film Self (archive footage)
1965 Country Music on Broadway Film Self
1962 The Beverly Hillbillies TV Self (3 ep)
1961 The Mike Douglas Show TV Self (1 ep)
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